Rock music exists in a land where senior citizens can still be called boys, and the Beach Boys brought their nostalgia-laden show to Chicago Theater last night, complete with a 10 piece backing band. Their two sets were a mix of the big radio hits, tracks from their most critically acclaimed albums and some covers of contemporaries (California Dreamin', Rock and Roll Music, Do You Wanna Dance) and influences (Lead Belly's Cottonfields).
Setlist
Beach Boys
May 21, 2012
Chicago Theater, Chicago, IL
Set One
Do It Again, Catch a Wave, Hawaii, Don't Back Down, Surfin' Safari, Surfer Girl, Please Let Me Wonder, Marcella, Wendy, Then I Kissed Her. Why Do Fools Fall in Love, When I Grow Up (to be a Man), Cottonfields, It’s OK, Little Honda, Be True to Your School, Disney Girls, Kiss Me, Baby, Don't Worry Baby, Little Deuce Coupe, 409, Shut Down, I Get Around
Set Two
Add Some Music to Your Day, California Dreamin’ , Sloop John B, Wouldn't It Be Nice, I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times, Forever, Sail On Sailor, All This is That, Heroes and Villains, That’s Why God Made the Radio, In My Room, God Only Knows, Good Vibrations, California Girls, Help Me Rhonda, Rock and Roll Music, Do You Wanna Dance? , Surfin' USA
Encore
Kokomo, Barbara Ann, Fun Fun Fun
